Chapter 25

Mr Higgins condition was getting better with each day that passed, at least now he could open his eyes and move his body. However the doctor said that due to the poison being mixed in his bloodstream that he won't be able to walk normally.

Kurt has been nothing but feeling anxious about his father, it has gotten to the point that he never leaves his father's hospital bed, not even once.

The temptation to hold him in an embrace was there, but at the same time I didn't want to. He looked like he was about to go through a mental breakdown.

Sometimes I used to go and just seat next to him, that's the only means I used in comforting.

I was currently seated next to the hospital bed, then the door open up and in came Kurt holding a cup of coffee in his hands. He has been drinking coffee a lot as a way of not falling asleep.

He came closer and took a seat next to me, he kept the coffee on the ground, and lean more into the chair.

He stared up at the ceiling, and mumbled something that I couldn't quite get underneath his breath. He then turn his head to look at me, he flash me a smile, it was a bitter sweet smile that just showed his upper teeth. I smiled back at him well, more of a closed lip one.

Then I turn my attention to the man that was laying on the bed, his eyes closed. His color was reappearing back on his body, but he still was too weak to eat, so his food and water was passed through his drip.

"You know sometimes I look at my father and I realize where I got my looks from each passing day. I used to think that I looked like my mom, but it wasn't so, I always look more like my dad than her." This has what he has been doing for the past couple of days. Talk about random things, and I just listen to him without saying a word.

He probably use it as a means of distracting himself.

"What about you?" He asked. "Who do you look like between your two parents?"

That question wasn't something that I could ever have an answer too. Due to my parents selling me off, I just decided to forget them and how their faces look like.

"I don't know who I resemble between the two of them." I said honestly.

"Now that I think about, who are your parents? I have never seen them around."

"I don't think I want to talk about it." Cause I really do not want to even go down that dark road anymore.

"That's ok, if you don't feel like talking about it."

I was grateful that he could at least respect my decision not too talk.

"But you know, I think you are right."

I arched my eyebrow at him in confusion. "About what?"

"What you told me in the car the other day. I realized that we really need to have more chemistry, my dad told me this when it was first revealed that you were my mate. But I choose to ignore him." He had a sad look on his face when he said it.

He reach out for his coffee that had probably gotten cold, he drank out of it. He handed it to me asking if by any chance I want to drink out of it.

I decided to take the drink from his hand, taking a sip I realized that it was very sweet, bitter, but still sweet none the less.

The door opened up once again, this time around it was Mrs Cecilia that came in. Her face was red and flushed almost as if she has been in the sun for too long. Probably gardening again.

"Good afternoon Mrs Cecilia." I greeted her.

"Good afternoon Alexa." Her attention went from me and Kurt and then Mr Higgins.

"How is his condition?" She directed this question to him.

"He is doing well, as you can see his color is coming back on his face."

"I can see that, at least there is progress."

Then another wave of silence came over us, except from the rustling from the bag that she was carrying.

"I brought something for you all to eat. Would you guys care to eat?"

It was at that moment that my stomach began to grumble. They both looked at me, and I felt a deep blush creep up to my cheeks.

She shared food for us to eat and we began to eat, the food tasted so good.

Then suddenly the heart monitor went off, the beeping noise was loud. And it made us panic.

Kurt ran towards the door, going to call the doctor. The doctor came in, along with a nurse and she did some few checkups.

Then she told us to leave, we stepped outside to the hallway. Everywhere felt tensed and heavy, I sat on the chair with my hands folded I said a prayer that Mr Higgins should be well.

We waited outside for hours, and I looked around. Everybody was panicked, suddenly that feeling of dread came over me and I fold my hand tighter and prayed harder.

Kurt was pacing around the hallway, and Cecilia was resting her back on the wall. The tension in the air was palpable.

The doctor came outside, and everybody straightened up their posture, Kurt was the first person to approach the doctor.

"How is he, is he ok?" He asked fear in his voice.

The doctor removed the facemask from her face so that we can see it clearly, it didn't look like she had good news.

"Your father..." She hesitated to talk, almost as if she was scared to tell us what's wrong.

"Doctor, talk to us, what happened to him?" Cecilia was the one that speak up this time around.

"Mr Higgins. Is dead."